Chapter 1849: A Fine Mess

This sudden turn of events shook Leng Hao's heart.

For a moment, he was actually suppressed by Leng Xu.

"No, I absolutely cannot lose!"

A voice cried out in Leng Hao's heart.

He had prepared for so many years, living like a dog.

Now that he had a chance to turn things around, how could he lose?

"Xi Yu Hao Ling Sword!"

Leng Hao shouted, and with a single sword strike, the four directions stirred, the entire arena filled with his sword intent.

"So strong! Truly worthy of Leng Hao, to have cultivated our Leng family's ultimate sword technique, the Xi Yu Hao Ling Sword, to such a level!"

"Leng Hao has unleashed his trump card. It seems the outcome is decided!"

Below the stage, someone immediately cried out in surprise.

Leng Hao's momentum was terrifying; his sword light almost completely enveloped Leng Xu.

However, amidst the rain of swords, Leng Xu said calmly, "Xi Yu Hao Ling Sword? Brother Leng Hao, after ten days of sword practice, I have finally gained some insight. Let us settle this with the Xi Yu Hao Ling Sword!"

With that, Leng Xu swung his long sword, and ten thousand sword intents converged wildly, faintly suppressing Leng Hao.

Leng Hao's expression changed drastically, and he said, "Impossible! The fifth-level intermediate sword law—you couldn't comprehend it for so many years. How could you suddenly comprehend it now!"

He suddenly realized that in these ten days, too many changes had occurred in Leng Xu.

Not only had he broken through in realm, but he had also broken through in sword law.

Could this be a coincidence?

There were far too many coincidences!

However, there was no time left for Leng Hao to think.

Two immensely powerful sword laws violently collided.

Boom, boom, boom!

On the arena, dazzling light burst forth, and countless powerful sword beams clashed against each other.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, Leng Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward and crashing heavily onto the arena floor.

He struggled desperately to get up, but a sword was already pressed against his throat; one more inch and he would be dead.

"Brother Leng Hao, you lost!"

Leng Xu's indifferent words sent a shiver through Leng Hao.

Dead silence!

What was supposed to be a mere formality of a battle had turned into a shocking reversal.

Leng Xu, whom no one favored, had actually won!

That is to say, Leng Xu was still the young master?

For a moment, many people's hearts began to waver.

In recent days, quite a few of them had kicked Leng Xu when he was down and given him no respect.

If Leng Xu continued as young master, wouldn't he settle scores with them later?

These people were scheming, but in truth, no one cared about them.

Now the most embarrassed were Leng Hongxiu and the elders.

They had arranged this duel to let Leng Hao legitimately ascend to the position of young master, but who knew Leng Hao would lose.

Of course, Leng Hao could not be blamed.

Everyone had seen Leng Xu's progress.

In ten days, Leng Xu had completely transformed!

But how was this outcome to be handled?

No one spoke; an atmosphere of awkwardness spread through the crowd.

Leng Hao's face was pale, his heart like ashes.

Years of effort destroyed in an instant, the unwillingness almost pierced the sky.

"Hahaha, how laughable! Your Leng family has really made a fine mess! Hahaha..."

Just then, a mocking voice rang out.

A group of strong warriors directly charged into the Leng family estate.

Leng Hongxiu's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Han Dongjun, how dare you trespass into my Leng residence? Are you tired of living?"

Han Dongjun's face darkened, and he said, "Leng Hongxiu, my son was killed, yet your Leng family harbors the murderer. Why can't I barge in?"

Leng Hongxiu said coldly, "Nonsense! How could our Leng family harbor the murderer of your son?"

Han Dongjun chuckled and said, "For that, you'll have to ask your new—oh, no, your old young master!"

Leng Hongxiu frowned, his gaze involuntarily turning to Leng Xu.

Leng Hao had been in despair, but Han Dongjun's appearance ignited a final glimmer of hope!

"Leng Xu, you harbor evil intentions, colluding with outsiders to disgrace our Leng family! My dear Xu, I know you resent your elder brother, but this is after all a matter of our Leng family. What you have done is truly disappointing!" Leng Hao stood up and said with righteous indignation.

Leng Xu had not expected Han Dongjun to directly lead people into the Leng residence.

"Xu'er, shouldn't you give us an explanation?" Leng Hongxiu's tone also gradually turned cold.

As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public.

No matter how much internal strife there is, one should not air dirty laundry in public.

Although the internal strife in the Leng family was no secret.

But Han Dongjun's timing was too perfect, right at the critical moment of selecting the young master, which inevitably made people speculate.

Leng Xu was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I killed Han Xiao. If you want someone, take me away."

Han Dongjun burst into laughter upon hearing this, but quickly his face darkened, and he said coldly, "Kid, you can't escape blame either! But I've already investigated who killed my son—it's a kid named Ye Yuan!"

Hearing this name, Leng Qiuling's eternally icy face finally showed a trace of change.

Leng Hongxiu was slightly surprised and asked, "Do you know him?"

Leng Qiuling quickly regained her composure and shook her head, saying, "It shouldn't be the same person."

On Tongtian Mountain, the shock that person had given her was too intense, so much so that even now, that figure still lingered in her mind, unable to fade away.

However, the Ye Yuan that Han Dongjun spoke of could not be the Ye Yuan she knew.

Given Ye Yuan's cultivation speed, it was impossible for him to have reached the Divine Lord realm now, even though his performance on Tongtian Mountain was extremely stunning.

After all, how could a martial artist who took over five hundred years to barely reach the Divine Lord realm break through to the Divine Lord realm in just four or five hundred years?

One must know that breaking through to the Divine Lord realm is more than a hundred times harder than breaking through to the Divine Lord realm!

Leng Xu's expression was very unpleasant. He knew Ye Yuan was below the stage, and he wanted Ye Yuan to slip away while the crowd was distracted.

But Ye Yuan showed no intention of leaving.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Leng Xu was stunned, Leng Hao suddenly shot a hidden arrow, fiercely striking a palm toward Leng Xu.

"Traitor of the Leng family, hand over the man and lie down!"

This palm was too sudden; Leng Xu had no reaction at all. By the time he thought to defend, it was too late.

But just then, a figure appeared out of nowhere, charging in from an angle.

Boom!

A profoundly deep palm force directly sent Leng Hao flying.

"For personal gain, you would not hesitate to kill your own brother. When outsiders come to attack, you would not hesitate to betray your brother and let outsiders laugh. A man like you deserves to be young master? The Leng family is truly laughable!"

Ye Yuan's words were full of mockery.

Seeing the slightly thin figure on the arena, Leng Qiuling's eyes were filled with shock.